I need to write a 6 page paper for my college class...and it has to be an argumentation paper.?

Question

I have to try & get someone to agree with me..or get them to believe my side better, etc...ya know the point. LOL.

Once again, I'm having problems thinking up things that I could argue...Any help? it must be controversial..i thought about abortion, btu i'm not sure if I can write 6 pages on that, possibly, but i need ya'lls help with more ideas. Thanks :)

Answer 1

Abortion is a good topic. If you are for it, you can write about a fictional character who gets raped and hence the need for the abortion. You can address the need because of the mentality of the person, the physical or medical circumstances, the age of the mother, etc. If you are against it, you can argue that it takes two to make the child and that the decision belongs to both partners. You can argue that the embryo is alive and so on. Use a fictional scenario that explains the "case" to the reader.

Other good controversial topics are: the Iraq war, gun control (why citizens need to protect themselves and homes, or crime statistics of gun usage in crimes, placement of cameras on city streets (deter crime or invasion of privacy). These are all topics that have been discussed form many years without leaning one way or the other -- like ying and yang. When is your paper due?

Answer 2

Eugenics and Global warming are two subjects that have boatloads of conflicting information out there. They are both certainly big enough issues to fill 6 pages also cloning and the Iraq war.

PS I don't want you to embarass yourself later so I will correct you it's an argumentative or more properly persausive paper not an arguementation. That's not even a word. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Some of the most controversial things I can think of:
1) legalize marijuana
2) abortion throughout pregnancy
3) infanticide
4) death penalty
5) nuking the whole Middle East
6) taking the US out of the United Nations
7) mercy killing (people)
8) gun control
9) letting kids of any age drink alcohol in public
10) allowing any type of ads on TV
11) allowing kids to read Playboy in school
12) getting rid of all school uniforms
13) getting rid of compulsory education

Answer 4

hmmk well there's already a bunch that other people have listed but i think at this point in time in society an extremely controversial topic is bullying online...whether it be on instant messenger, myspace, xanga, facebook....so maybe argue how to stop it? or just in general that it definately is a problem among teenagers today and how it's making kids join certain groups that diss* other groups/ people...
just an idea...
good luck!

Answer 5

There are a lot of topics, but because I've done this one so often, this is the only one that comes to mind: lowering the drinking age to 18.

Answer 6

I think there's enough material out there from current events that you could draw off of - US immigration policy, Iraq, global warming, gun control...BTW, it's argumentative - not argumentation.

Answer 7

mercy killing -- advantages vs. disadvantages
gun control
government conspiracies (ex. JFK's assasination)
abortion
gay rights/marriage
9/11
the iraq war

those are a few ideas....remember to stick to only one side when you argue.

good luck!
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Answer 8

heres a real challenge for you. why should hillary clinton get a total pass on the clinton legacy after eight years of that behavior in office to run again. oddly most extremists will agree with you by pushing the argument she didnt know...TOTAL HOGWASH...

- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court